Crime Is Down But Most People Don’t Know It
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thanks to my work on the lead-crime hypothesis, I’m keenly aware that crime has plummeted over the past 25 years. I’m also keenly aware that most people don’t know this. But why? Brendan Nyhan points me to a new paper today by Jane Esberg and…
We Decoded the Scribbled Notes Nielsen Carried Into Her White House Briefing
Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Monday’s White House press briefing was delayed three times as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen flew in from New Orleans and prepared to defend a family separation policy she claims doesn’t exist. When, four hours after the briefing was originally scheduled, Nielsen took…
10 Governors Are Fighting Back Against Family Separation
A U.S. Border Patrol agent watches as people who’ve been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018./US Customs and Border Protection via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ten Republican…
A 10-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Has Been Separated From Her Family at the Border
Mother Jones illustration; Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA; U.S. Customs and Border Protection/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mexico is understandably angry about the Trump administration’s controversial “tear families apart” plan. “We strongly urge the U.S. government to reconsider this policy,” Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Tuesday, urging federal authorities to implement…
Lawsuit Alleges Milwaukee Cop Involved in NBA Player’s Violent Arrest Later Joked About It on Facebook
This Jan. 26, 2018 police body-camera footage released by Milwaukee Police Department shows NBA Bucks guard Sterling Brown as he talks to arresting police officers after being shot by a stun gun in a Walgreens parking lot in Milwaukee. MIlwaukee Police Department/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, professional…
The State Department Picked the Very Worst Time to Offer Family Travel Tips
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The State Department’s offer seemed benign and well intentioned: to share best practices for families planning to travel abroad with their children. The problem was the timing. The Facebook Live event, which was dubbed “Family Travel Hacks,” was widely slammed Tuesday as tone-deaf…